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Last year, nearly 64,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Spain, and 6,000 refugees have already arrived in the first several months of 2025. Many come from African nations, but thousands of others are from all over the world, including Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East. Ministries such as the one in this story not only provide critical aid to refugees, but they also share the gospel and train new believers to evangelize others.

Jad* ran a successful business in North Africa. From the outside, his family was content and secure. But after he married his wife, Leila, Jad became a believer and, because his wife and her family were strict Muslims, he was afraid to share his new faith with them. Instead, he read the Bible in secret on his tablet, deepening his faith through Scripture and other Christian resources he found online.

But one day, Leila discovered his secret.

When he came home that day, he found her holding the tablet and crying. “Why are you crying?” he asked, though he suspected he knew the answer, and he waited for her to condemn him.

“Why did you never share Jesus with me?”

“Why did you never share Jesus with me?” she asked him through her tears. Stunned, Jad realized Leila was not angry. She wanted to know Jesus too.

A Family Divided

Soon after, Leila, as well as their children, became believers. Leila was so overjoyed by her newfound faith that she couldn’t help but share the gospel with her sister. But rather than rejoice with her, Leila’s sister betrayed her to their family.

Outraged when they learned of their daughter’s conversion, Leila’s parents appealed to the local courts to take away Leila and Jad’s children. This is it, Jad realized. Either his family must flee or risk losing everything they held dear.

A Stranger Sent From God

The family decided to escape to Spain. But at the border crossing, they were several people in a sea of thousands. Jad suspected Leila’s family knew where they would try to cross, and he grew anxious as they waited. His suspicions were proven true when several men approached them and pulled them from line. Jad was convinced this was the end of their flight to freedom. But he was wrong.

Rather than usher the family away from the border crossing, the men began to guide them closer to it. Jad and his family soon found themselves at the front of the line. Confused, he turned to the men who had escorted them past the throngs of other refugees.

“Go,” one of the men said to Jad, and he nodded toward Spain.

Now convinced these men must be angels sent from God, Jad did not question the command. Instead, he gathered his family around him as they left North Africa and entered a new life.

Discipled and Ready to Share

Upon their arrival on Spanish soil, Jad and Leila connected with a local ministry that helps refugees. The family received medical aid, counseling, legal assistance, and Spanish language lessons, and their children were able to attend school.

“We believe that God sends them to us not only to help them but also so that they [can be] lights in the darkness where they come from.”

But the ministry, which you generously support, also aims to train refugees how to evangelize their own people. “We believe that God sends them to us not only to help them but also so that they [can be] lights in the darkness where they come from,” the ministry leader said.

And this is exactly what ministry workers began to prepare Jad and Leila to be.

You Make a Difference for Refugees Like Jad and Leila

Today, Jad and Leila are training to share the gospel with the hope that one day, they will be able to return to their own country to tell others of Jesus. Already, they are making a difference, as Leila’s sister—the same one who betrayed the family—has now given her life to Christ. Jad’s family is also open to the gospel, and Jad frequently shares his faith with them.

Please pray for refugees like Jad and Leila, who are preparing to return to their home countries and share Jesus with the lost. And please consider a donation today to support ministries such as this one that not only assist the thousands of refugees who come to them for aid, but who also train up new workers for the harvest.